Isaac Wardle: legal documents

Isaac's Brand

Seventies Certificate

High Priest Certificate

Music for "We Became Acquainted With God

My Music; We Became Acquainted With God

This is the song for our handcart musical based on the words of Frances Webster.

We Became Acquainted With God

The Spirit of God rested on our hearts
That spirit saw us through,
Helping us through times of doubt,
Because we traveled for Thee.

In God there is great power
You can feel it hour by hour.
God's miracles are real
We thank him when we kneel.

The angels of God helped us on our way,
Giving us health and strength
To push and pull our handcarts,
Because we traveled for Thee.

You'll not hear us complain,
With God we did acquaint.
The price we paid was small
To heed a Celestial call.

We know God is there we felt Him in our bones
With every step we took
And in our extremnities
We became acquainted with God.

Teton Pass; Freighting: Great Grandpa William Haston

William Haston Wardle was an early carrier of freight and mail to Jackson Hole over Tetton Pass.
http://www.friendsofpathways.org/assets/31/Map_WagonRoutTetonPass.pdf?1244223233

I don't know if there are any Wardles in these pictures.  However I have an inkling there might be.
http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/Jacksonwinter.html

More Pictures of James Wilford Wardle Sr and his Jobs

Threshing 1911-1912

 Dad threshing grain when the snow was deep; In January Teton Basin (from back of picture)

Threshing in Teton Basin in the winter of about 1911 or 1912 (from back of picture)

Teton Coal Mine about 1912, Wilford Wardle loading coal (note on back)

 

Putting up hay at [Dritip? see below] That was before we were married, about 1912.  Wilford is driving the bullrake [buckrake.]

 Father during harvest combine grain at Rockland 1931 or 32 (on back)

Dad at Whitmores, he is driving the horses harvesting grain at Rockland

Dad and the horses when he was plowing (on back)

Wilford Wardle on farm S of Rigby going to plow the field (on back)

Dad seeding the wheat (on back)

James Wilford Wardle Sr.: Road Camp: Pine Creek 1927

 

I thought these were depression era pictures, but in looking closer at the back they are dated 1927, predating the depression.  The note included identifies my grandfather as to the left of the man with the rolling pin.  I know grandfather took jobs as they were available, including depression era work camps.  In addition to this road, he also worked on the road from Teton Basin to Jackson Hole.  You can see shovels and axes, very basic tools for road building.  I assume the man with the rolling pin is a cook.
The note was written by my father in 1974.  It says: The writing on the backs of these photos is done by Wilford Wardle.  It is impossible to identify anyone in the general view of the camp.  Wilford Wardle is just to the left of the man with the rolling pin.  Reed Wardle said the person standing on the right end is Marion Thompson,  Vernal Wardle said it was not Marion Thompson, but could not identify any except his brother Wilford. Jim Wardle, Dec 22, 1974
The back of the general view states, "When I was working Road Camp on Pine Creek 1927.  The other is more general, "Road Camp 1927 Pine Creek.
http://billywardlegen.blogspot.com/2010/12/teton-pass-photos.html

Norval Wardle, My Great Uncle

Norval was a next to youngest son of William Haston Wardle and Annie Serena Sorensen Wardle.  He was born when my grandfather was 18.  He was a patriarch for many years, first in Iowa and then in Logan.  He actually gave my brother and I our patriarchal blessings.  He wasn't in our stake, but we received special permission to go to him.